Chase Silseth To Start Saturday Against Texas

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Chase Silseth will start Saturday's game against the Texas Rangers. He is expected to be recalled from Double-A Rocket City ahead of Saturday's contest. Reid Detmers' start will be moved to Sunday, giving him an extra day of rest. Noah Syndergaard will be moved to Tuesday, which is after the Aug. […]

Evan Longoria Takes Grounders On Thursday

San Francisco Giants third baseman Evan Longoria (hamstring) took grounders before Thursday's game against the Chicago Cubs. He was placed on the 10-day injured list with a Grade right hamstring strain earlier in the week. The 36-year-old is expected to miss the next few weeks but is trending in the right direction towards an earlier […]

Anthony Schwartz Injured On Thursday

Cleveland Browns wide receiver Anthony Schwartz (knee) exited practice on Thursday after injuring his left knee. The 21-year-old is no stranger to injuries, battling a hamstring issue throughout the last offseason and training camp. He also missed three games in 2021-22 due to a concussion. He will be evaluated further in the coming days. However, […]

Luis Gonzalez Out With Back Issue

San Francisco Giants outfielder Luis Gonzalez (back) is dealing with a slight back issue, which is why he's not in the starting lineup on Thursday against the Chicago Cubs and left-hander Justin Steele. Joc Pederson is starting in left field and is hitting sixth in the batting order. Gonzalez has been a bright spot for […]

Kenyan Drake To Play "Significant" Role In Rotation

Las Vegas Raiders running back Kenyan Drake "will play a significant role in the rotation" this season, according to Tashan Reed of The Athletic. Drake suffered a broken right ankle in Week 13 of the 2021-22 campaign and had surgery in December. However, he was cleared for training camp and continues to work his way […]

Breakout Hitters for Fantasy Baseball - MLB Batters Rising for Week 16

Welcome back RotoBallers from the All-Star break, and to another edition of my "Breakout Hitters To Watch" series. What we're doing here is taking a good, close look at the hitting data each week to see which hitters are standing out the most. We'll get back to basics this week after going a little bit […]

Ryan Jensen May Have Suffered "Serious" Knee Injury

Tampa Bay Buccaneers center Ryan Jensen (knee) was carted off the field during training camp on Thursday. To make matters even worse, NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported there is now fear the Pro Bowler may have suffered a "serious" knee injury. The 31-year-old will undergo more testing over the next few days to determine the […]

Hitters To Have A Big Second Half? Strikeout Rate Improvements for Fantasy Baseball

One good way to find hitters to help your fantasy team during the stretch run is to see which hitters have been striking out less as the year has gone by. The strikeout rate is far from the only thing to consider with a hitter, and it's probably not even the most important statistic - […]

Dwight Howard Could Join WWE

Free-agent center Dwight Howard says that he wants to play in the NBA next season. However, Howard is ready to join the WWE, assuming he isn't able to find a spot on an NBA roster. He was recently at WWE tryouts in Nashville on Thursday. Howard was cutting promos in Nashville, so it sounds like […]

Keegan Murray Undergoes Minor Procedure

Sacramento Kings forward Keegan Murray recently underwent a minor procedure, but he isn't expected to miss much time. The rookie forward was named MVP of the Summer League. He averaged 23.3 points and 7.3 rebounds per game while shooting 50% from the field. Luckily, this procedure was only to clean out some loose bodies in […]

Zion Williamson Has Weight Clause In New Contract

New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson recently signed a $231 million extension with the organization. However, Williamson could lose some of that money if he doesn't stay below a certain weight. In fact, the former No. 1 overall pick must have his combined weight and body fat not exceed 295. He is currently listed at […]

Rocket Mortgage - Showdown Round 2 (Premium Content)

All other PGA Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. I am excited to announce that I will be providing a premium spreadsheet that can be accessed through the link below. Here you will find updated stats for the particular tournament - all sortable and weighable when you make a copy of your […]

Undervalued PPR Draft Targets for Fantasy Football - Nyheim Hines, JuJu Smith-Schuster, Evan Engram, and more

The Year is 2022. These days, many of us play in fantasy football leagues that grant points per reception (PPR). Whether it's 0.5 points or a full point, leagues with this scoring setting see many players have an increase in value as a result of catching a ton of passes. Sometimes, these guys are valued […]

Thon Maker Signs Deal With Fujian Sturgeons

Free-agent center Thon Maker has agreed to a deal with the Fujian Sturgeons in China. The former 10th overall pick from 2016 continues to keep his basketball career alive. He most recently played Hapoel Jerusalem last season. Although, he only made six appearances with the team. Maker hasn't played in the NBA since the 2020-2021 […]

Semi Ojeleye Signs Two-Year Deal In Europe

Free-agent forward Semi Ojeleye has agreed to a two-year deal with Virtus Bologna in Europe. He is the latest free agent to leave the league and head overseas. Ojeleye was a second-round pick of the Boston Celtics in 2017. He didn't make much of an impact during his first four seasons in Boston. In 2021, […]

Running Back PPR Rankings - Fantasy Football Tiers and Draft Analysis

The NFL might be a quarterback-driven league dominated by potent passing attacks and game-breaking wide receivers, but running backs still rule the roost in fantasy football. If you want to win in fantasy football, you need to know which running backs are on which teams, who is part of a committee, who is a one-man […]

Corey Davis Loses 10-15 Pounds

New York Jets wide receiver Corey Davis said he lost 10 to 15 pounds and is now down to 205 pounds at training camp. He said he feels faster and that "my joints are thanking me." Davis played in only nine games due to injuries last year in the first year of a three-year, $37.5 […]

Kwon Alexander Signs With Jets

Veteran free-agent linebacker Kwon Alexander signed an undisclosed one-year deal with the New York Jets on Thursday, according to multiple reports. Alexander played for head coach Robert Saleh in San Francisco but spent most of the last two seasons with the New Orleans Saints after the Niners traded him in 2020. He was originally a […]

Zach Wilson Getting Better At Improvising

New York Jets quarterback Zach Wilson "looks much more comfortable doing that than he did a year ago," head coach Robert Saleh said about Wilson's ability to improvise and make plays on his own. Improvisation is expected to become a bigger part of Wilson's game in his second NFL season. Wilson was facing constant pressure […]

J.K. Dobbins Pleading His Case To Practice

Baltimore Ravens running back J.K. Dobbins (knee) appeared on several occasions to be trying to convince team officials to green light him to return to practice at training camp on Wednesday. He was seen having animated conversations with general manager Eric DeCosta, team president Sashi Brown and outside linebacker Justin Houston. Head coach John Harbaugh […]

Lamar Jackson Having Mutual Conversation With Ravens

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson is practicing at training camp despite not having reached a long-term contract extension with the team. Jackson told reporters on Thursday that "we're having a mutual conversation" and "we're keeping it in house." The 25-year-old signal-caller doesn't have an agent, but head coach John Harbaugh said, "both sides are motivated […]

Rhamondre Stevenson Leaner At Training Camp

New England Patriots running back Rhamondre Stevenson confirmed the "eye test" that he is leaner at training camp this year, down to 225 pounds (seven pounds lighter than he was in 2021). Stevenson has also been seeing more third-down repetitions early in camp practices, a sign that he'll be a big part of the team's […]

Michael Gallup Won't Be Ready For Week 1

Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Michael Gallup (knee) said on Thursday that he won't be ready for the Week 1 Sunday night season opener against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after he tore his ACL in January. "That's not a reasonable possibility," Gallup said. The 26-year-old missed half of the season due to injury last year and […]

No Timetable For Jamal Adams' Return

Seattle Seahawks safety Jamal Adams (hand, fingers) missed training camp practice on Thursday to have his surgically repaired hand/fingers checked out, according to head coach Pete Carroll. Something "didn't feel right" on Wednesday and Adams is getting additional opinions. There's no timetable for his return to training camp for now. If Adams requires additional surgery, […]

Amanda Nunes Seeking Revenge On Saturday

Considered by many to be the women's GOAT in the world of mixed martial arts, Amanda Nunes will return to action in the main event of UFC 277 on Saturday in an attempt to recapture her bantamweight title after a shocking loss to Julianna Pena at UFC 269 in December of last year. Prior to […]

DK Metcalf Signs Three-Year Extension With Seattle

Seattle Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf is signing a three-year, $72 million contract extension on Thursday that includes $58.2 million guaranteed, according to a source. The deal also includes a $30 million signing bonus, which is the highest ever for a wide receiver in NFL history. Metcalf will be a free agent again when he's […]

Julianna Pena Hoping To Shock The World Again

Julianna Pena (11-4) will defend her UFC women's bantamweight title on Saturday in the main event at UFC 277 against the woman she defeated for the crown, Amanda Nunes, in what many may consider one of the biggest upsets in UFC history. In their first matchup, Pena scored a second-round submission victory (rear-naked choke) to […]

Brandon Crawford Nearing Rehab Assignment

San Francisco Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford (knee) is taking things day by day and has already passed the minimum 10 days on the injured list. He has talked with the Giants about possibly playing in a minor league rehab game. Crawford was cleared to begin a running program on Monday, so he's getting closer to […]

David Fletcher Activated And Back In Lineup

Los Angeles Angels second baseman David Fletcher (hips) has been activated from the 60-day injured list and is back in the starting lineup on Thursday against Texas Rangers right-hander Spencer Howard, starting at second base and hitting ninth in the batting order. Fletcher has been out since early May after undergoing surgery on both of […]

Trade For Shohei Ohtani Unlikely

Teams are calling regarding a potential trade for Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani, and while a trade is seen as very unlikely, the Angels are for perhaps the first time not hanging up the phone. The Angels are listening on everyone following their recent collapse, but it doesn't mean Ohtani or outfielder Mike […]